Comparison

Moon Board vs Dringo Climbing Journal

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Moon Board

This app enhances the climbing experience on both standard and LED MoonBoards. It allows users to view, light up, and add climbing problems, sort and filter them, and track their progress. Users can also create custom lists of problems and share them with others.

Highlights
  • Choose MoonBoard hold setup
  • View and light up climbing problems
  • Add, sort, and filter problems
  • Grade and rate problems
  • Create custom problem lists
  • Log climbing sessions and track progress
  • Share problems and lists
Features
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MoonBoard App – Train Smarter. Climb Harder. The MoonBoard App is the official companion for both standard and LED MoonBoards, giving you instant access to thousands of problems, powerful training tools and seamless board control from your phone or tablet. Key Features Choose your setup — Select the exact hold layout installed on your board. Browse and climb — Explore a global library of MoonBoard problems. Light up problems — Illuminate holds instantly on LED MoonBoards via Bluetooth. Create and share — Add new problems and share them with friends or training partners. Sort and filter — Quickly find climbs by grade, style, rating and more. Track your progress — Log sessions and monitor improvement over time. Build lists — Organise warm‑ups, projects, favourites and training circuits. Easy login — Sign in with your Apple or Google account. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Dringo Climbing Journal

Features
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Dringo is a climbing notebook for the climbs you are actually working on. Start with a quick project, then build it out over time with move-by-move beta, session notes, photos, and timers. Everything stays together, so you can pick a climb back up weeks later and still know what worked. Use Dringo to: • Keep projects for boulders, sport routes, trad lines, board climbs, and training sessions • Build move-by-move beta with hold tags, movement cues, traits, and crux markers • Log sessions with attempts, conditions, body notes, photos, and carry-forward notes • Run interval timers for rests, repeater sets, hangs, or board sessions • Share a climb as an image card, plain-text beta, or a Dringo beta another climber can import • Keep a personal journal of what happened on the wall and what to try next time Dringo works whether you just want a simple project list or a deeper notebook for climbs that start to matter.

Screenshots

Moon Board4 screens
Dringo Climbing Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dringo Climbing Journal at none against Moon Board's 4. Moon Board's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Moon Board sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $100.00 per year. Dringo Climbing Journal asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Moon Board ships an update every 8 days, Dringo Climbing Journal weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Moon Board versus Dringo Climbing Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoon BoardDringo Climbing Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.4 (241 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews9.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings241 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMoon Climbing Ltdalexander Wigmore

Bugs and requests

Moon Board

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App gets stuck on loading screen
  • Logged climbs disappearing from logbook
  • Filters and settings not persisting
  • Bluetooth connectivity problems
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching users

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add V-grade support
  • Improve filtering and search
  • Implement auto-disconnect feature
  • Sync logbook and favorites across devices
  • Provide better error handling and feedback

Dringo Climbing Journal

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Moon Board

Subscriptions2
  • Gym Plan – Single Wall$100.001 Year
  • Gym Plan – Multi Wall$200.001 Year
One-time2
  • Unlock Home Wall$39.99
  • Unlock Commercial Wall$79.99
None

Dringo Climbing Journal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Moon Board free?
Moon Board is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dringo Climbing Journal free?
Dringo Climbing Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Moon Board or Dringo Climbing Journal have ads?
Neither Moon Board nor Dringo Climbing Journal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Moon Board or Dringo Climbing Journal?
Moon Board ships an update every 8 days, and Dringo Climbing Journal weekly. Most recently, Moon Board was updated on October 30, 2026 and Dringo Climbing Journal on October 25, 2026.

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